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house shutt up, the L B: ordered his men to row his boate a
Mile downe to the end of that towne; and calling in at seue-

rall of the houses of some Quakers, and Swedes, his L^opp told
some of the Inhabitants, that he had taken a priuate obserua-
tion the day afore at Robert Wades, with an Instrum^t Mark-
ham had lent him; and that he now found the 40^th degree of
North Lattitude (which he told those Inhabitants was the
bounds of his Prouince) would, on the riuer of Delaware, goe
many miles aboue Vpland, and that therefore that Towne or
place, whereon they liued, was within the bounds of his Pattent,
and that he doubted not to recouer it, and would then
expect his rents from them; Telling the Gentlemen with him,
that it should be called Charleton; and here is the whole
Truth of that Buisness, as aboue ffifteene persons, at that time,
with his L^opp can Witness. Now how this can be giuen as a
Reason, that Markham did not follow the L: B. to the head of
the Bay of Chesepeake, as he had most Solemnly promised
vnder his hand, as well as by word of mouth afore aboue forty
Gentlemen, at the Landing at Vpland, is a Strange riddle, and
indeed one of our friends Misteries, ffor if putting a shoare
at Chichester could be a reason then Certainely the L. B: was
guilty of a great crime, when at the water side at Vpland just
afore his takeing leaue of Markham, Major Homes and M^r
William Haige, and many more Quakers, he spoke thus to
Captⁿ Markham. S^r you know that by a Priuate obseruation
taken here yesterday, this very spott Lies about twelue miles
due South from the Degree of 40 North Lattitude and that
therefore this Plantation of Robert Wades is soe many miles
within the North Bounds of my Charter: I therefore here
make a demand of this, and so many miles more up this
Riuer of Delaware, as the said 40 Degree will take in; and
shall Expect the Rents, when euer I recouer it, which I doubt
not but I shall, when his Maj^tie comes to be truely informed in
this particular. This was spoken to Markham by the L. B.
and may be remembred by M^r William Haige, who standing
on one Side of the L: B. spake thus; [This is but talk Prop^r]
The L. B. heard not the said Haige, but most of the Gentle-
men behind his L^opp did, and told my Lord of it, when he was
in the boate. Now notwithstanding this demand was made
to Markham, yet did Markham after that, faithfully and most
solemnly assure the L B. he would follow him to the head of the
Bay, and pretended, at that very instant, to send away his pleasure
boate for Brandy for the Voiage; Tho' it plainely appeared
afterwards, to be a Trick to hasten the L. B. back to Chese-
peake Bay, where Markham was resolved not to follow, and
soe neuer to agree the Lattitude for the reasons afore men-

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tioned And thus you haue here theire Misteries, a word often

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